Besides numbering schemes, revision schemes are also a very popular topic among engineers – to argue about. The intention of this post is not to stoke that fire, but to tell a story about how I was confronted with revision handling and the different ways I have tried out with our project-based work in SolidWorks. I will write this post …

Because numbering schemes are a very important part of every CAD standard, I have decided to share with you the story about how we got to the numbering scheme we are using today. APPRENTICESHIP I started working as an apprentice one year before I went to university. This was the first time I held a real drawing in my hands, and …

By “CAD Standards”, we mean anything that can be used more than once during a CAD design process or during the creation of engineering documentation. Having a good CAD standard in place and actively using it will make the engineering design process more efficient and productive. CAD standards are there to help take an engineers’ mind off the non-creative tasks …

Proper CAD data management is becoming increasingly essential even for small companies and freelancers. Having a good CAD standard in place is crucial for every company, but most companies don’t have the time to set it up and test it. So, they remain stuck in repetitive non-productive tasks that are quietly draining their money away. Despite the importance of all …